Winter 2016

2016 Antiques & Fine Art 135 The exhibition is named after Land of Sunshine , one of the first magazines dedicated to the promotion of Southern California. It is a tribute to the magazine’s editor, Charles Lummis, who worked tirelessly to create interest in Southwestern history and hired talented California artists to produce art for reproduction in his publication. His pioneering spirit was matched by his love for the California coastline.  In the Land of Sunshine: Imaging the California Coast Culture is on view through February 19, 2017 at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. For more information call 626.568.3665 or visit www.pmcaonline.org. Gordon T. McClelland is an author and art exhibition curator who resides in Southern California. Roger Kuntz (1926–1975), Interior with Figure (from The Girl Against the Light series), 1966. Oil on canvas, 40 x 48 inches. Gary Lang Collection. Roger Kuntz spent time as a child living near the beaches in San Diego County. In the post–World War II era, he attended art school in Claremont, where he received a well-rounded art education from teachers like Henry Lee McFee and Millard Sheets. After art school, Kuntz moved to Laguna Beach, where he became a well-respected artist and leading figure in that coastline art community. His art was sold locally and also handled by highly regarded art dealers and galleries in Los Angeles. He also exhibited in many annual museum exhibitions both in California and other states. Kuntz would often select a theme or subject matter and then produce a series of works. During a particularly productive period, Kuntz was living at Crystal Cove, a small community in a protected cove just north of Laguna Beach. The homes are relatively primitive beach houses, built right on the sand and hillside, and are just enough inland to escape the high tide. While living there, he painted works referred to as The Girl Against the Light series. Interior With Figure is from that series and reflects his interest in abstract figurative painting. The house was one Kuntz rented and lived in during the mid-1960s.